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Join CSIRO Wild Watch

CSIRO Wild Watch calls curious minds— young and young-at-heart— to connect with nature and form a nationwide team of citizen scientists. Together we can understand and protect Australia’s unique and beautiful environment. Young people, families, schools and community groups can head outdoors, observe local flora and fauna, and contribute valuable biodiversity data for Australian research.

How to get involved

It’s as easy as 1-2-3

1. Register online today – visit CSIRO.au/WildWatch to find out more and we will email you everything you need to get involved.
2. Head outside – during National Science Week your backyard, local park or reserve, bushwalk, beach or schoolyard becomes your science lab.
3. Snap a photo of any interesting plants or animals you see and upload it to our national biodiversity database.

Teacher resources available

Register for CSIRO Wild Watch to receive a suite of curriculum aligned teacher resources, student worksheets and how to guides.

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Register to WIN!

The first 100 people to register their interest in CSIRO Wild Watch will receive a copy of AmAZed! -a book dedicated to the A to Z of Australia’s biodiversity, packed with fabulous facts about plants, animals, microbes, and the scientists who study them.

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Supporting Australia's biodiversity research

Female researcher, Helen, holding a shark egg case

By observing and recording local flora and fauna, you contribute valuable data directly to Australian researchers via the Atlas of Living Australia—our national biodiversity database, hosted by CSIRO. Each week, Australian observations uploaded to the iNaturalist app are integrated into the Atlas of Living Australia.

During CSIRO Wild Watch, scientists at our National Research Collections Australia team want you to look out for shark and ray eggs, the yellow/orange lichen, snails, wattle and more! Help researchers track their presence and movement—crucial information for conservation and scientific discovery.

Questions?

For enquiries please contact: csiroscienceexperiment@csiro.au